Texarkana, AR

Texarkana is located in southwestern Arkansas, on the Texas border, across which lies its twin city of Texarkana, TX. It is 140 miles south-west of Little Rock, AR.

Teams that have played here

• Texarkana Nobles, Arkansas State League (1897)
• Texarkana, Southwestern League (1898)
• Texarkana Casketmakers, Texas League (1902)
• Texarkana, North Texas League (1905)
• Texarkana Shine-Oners, Arkansas-Texas League (1906)
• Texarkana, Arkansas State League (1909)
• Texarkana Twins, South Central League (1912)
• Texarkana Tigers, Texas-Oklahoma League (1913-1914)
• Texarkana Twins, East Texas League (1924-1926)
• Texarkana Twins, Lone Star League (1927-1929)
• Texarkana Liners, East Texas League (1937-1940)
• Texarkana Twins, Cotton States League (1941)
• Texarkana Bears, East Texas League (1946)
• Texarkana Bears, Big State League (1947-1953)
• Texarkana Gunslingers, Continental Baseball League (2008)

Persons who were born here

• Terry Felton, pitcher
• Cliff Foster, minor league and Hoofdklaase pitcher
• Slade Heathcott, outfielder
• Rod Koller, minor league pitcher
• Bert Maxwell, pitcher
• Tony McKnight, pitcher
• Dustin Moseley, pitcher
• Steve Smith, minor league pitcher
• Jerry Turner, outfielder

Persons who died here

• Horace Milan, outfielder
• Howie Williamson, pinch-hitter

Educational institutions located here

• Arkansas High School